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UNRWA #VoicesfromSyria Anniversary Campaign for Palestine Refugees Reveals Extraordinary Resilience as Crisis in Syria Enters Seventh Year

16 March 2017
Through #VoicesfromSyria, UNRWA is sharing six stories of Palestine refugees spanning three generations describing details of daily life in Syria. The narratives reveal extraordinary resilience, and hope is encapsulated in the song, ‘Dreaming of the Future’, recorded for...
Director of UNRWA Operations in Gaza, Mr. Bo Schack, and UNDP Special Representative of the Administrator, Mr. Roberto Valent, during the signing ceremony of the amendment to the MOU between UNRWA and UNDP on repairing shelters for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip with generous support from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia through the Saudi Fund for Development. © 2017 UNRWA Photo by Tamer Hamam

UNDP and UNRWA Sign an amendment to the Agreement to Support House Reconstruction in Gaza

15 March 2017
As part of their continuous efforts to support the Palestinian people, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) signed an amendment to the memorandum of understanding,...
An UNRWA medical officer attends to a Palestine refugee Bedouin child from Ein Samia in the West Bank during a visit by the emergency mobile health clinic. © 2016 UNRWA Photo by Tala Zeitawi

Sweden Supports Emergency Interventions for Palestine Refugees

10 March 2017
The Government of Sweden, through the Swedish International Development Agency Cooperation, has contributed SEK 60 million (approximately US$ 6.6 million) UNRWA to support the Agency’s emergency response to the Syria regional crisis and the situation in the occupied...
Cash distribution at UNRWA Field Office, Damascus, Syria. © 2016 UNRWA Photo by Taghrid Mohammad

ECHO Contributes EUR 5 Million to Life-Saving Assistance for Palestine Refugees in Syria

08 March 2017
The European Commission for Humanitarian Operations (ECHO) has contributed a total of EUR 5 million (US$ 5.4 million) to UNRWA in support of the Agency’s emergency response in Syria
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Liechtenstein Contributes CHF 100,000 to Core UNRWA Programmes

01 March 2017
The Principality of Liechtenstein has contributed CHF 100,000 (approximately US$ 100,100) to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in support of the Agency’s core programmes and services